Older Encino defendant is released on “urgent medical grounds,” but two men continue to face multiple charges related to handling hazardous waste at the facility.

Owners of a Los Angeles scrap metal recycling facility which was the site of an explosion near a school in Watts last year were jailed after prosecutors told a judge Thursday that they violated ...

A South L.A. recycling plant accused of spewing toxic waste and lead onto the grounds of a nearby high school was ordered ... operations,” according to Los Angeles County Dist.

Los Angeles County authorities want the owners of a metal recycling company, accused of causing an explosion next to a public high school in Watts, to be detained and remain in custody before a ...

A long-sought victory for residents in Watts as the owners of a metal salvage and recycling yard face felony charges of knowingly disposing hazardous waste at a site next to a school with no permit.

NBC Universal, Inc. The owners of a metal recycling company which has been in a decades-long dispute with a public high school in Watts as well as Los Angeles County were jailed on Thursday after ...

An employee moves debris at Atlas Iron & Metal Co., adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

In a statement released after the hearing, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called it an “historic day for Watts, Jordan High School and criminal justice.” ...

A metal recycling plant was charged in a 25-count indictment on Thursday for exposing Jordan High School students in Watts to toxic explosions, hazardous waste and lead levels 75 times higher than ...